It is important to note that of all the cities on earth, only Jerusalem has had its history foretold, from its destruction and the scattering of its residents to the nations – leading to centuries of desolation that culminated in its revival as an international city – to its prophesied seat of power for a ruling king. Since the Romans conquered the city in the first century, the region has never become a homeland for any other people group, and Jerusalem has never become an influential or capital city for any other tribe or nation – only the Jewish people. All of this is foretold in the scriptures. Nearly 2,600 years ago, Zechariah prophesied Jerusalem’s restoration, the Lord’s return to the city and the regathering of his people to live with him. When the nation floods back in, “men and women of ripe old age will sit in the streets . . . each of them with cane in hand because of their age. The city streets will be filled with boys and girls playing there” (Zechariah 8:4-5). I believe we are in the early stages of this word coming to pass in the most practical of ways.
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